Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism

(ALERT: Personal Story Coming Up!) Post-partum, I did not feel great. I convinced myself it was normal! 2 years later, I gave in and went to see a physician. I was told my thyroid was “unremarkable” and my labs “normal.” I felt UNHEARD, UNCARED for, and honestly DISCARDED. I didn’t give up: ordered my own tests. And…VALIDATED: beginning stages of Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism. Ugh.

GOOD NEWS! After obsessively researching and studying, I adopted an approach that stopped Hashimoto’s from expressing itself. No more Bow Tie!

Around 1 in 10 women suffer from Hypothyroidism. By far the most common type in the United States is Hashimoto’s.

In order to express itself, Hashimoto’s needs three things:

1. Vulnerability to Autoimmunity (i.e. family history)
2. Intestinal Permeability (the way it activates the Immune System)
3. Stress/Trigger (acute stress, like loss of a loved one, or biological stresses, like toxins, infections, childbirth)

How we diagnose:

1. Thyroid feels diffusely large to touch
2. An Ultrasound showing a diffusely enlarged thyroid with a heterogeneous texture
3. A more sophisticated lab panel (In my case, my “Washington DC Top Doc” only ordered a TSH)

How we help at DCIM:

1. Measuring your Antibody levels (Anti-TPO and Thyroglobulin) to follow the trend and degree of your Autoimmune expression
2. Setting you up for success with Food, Lifestyle, Detoxification, Gut Health, and Adrenal Function Protocols. The pillars of your new approach!
3. Hormone Replacement as necessary.

Typical managed care practices “treat” hashimotos (if they diagnose it at all) by just focusing on #3: Upping the dose! While hormone replacement therapy can be helpful, EXPECT MORE! Move beyond “managing” to STOPPING. I should know: I prevented the expression of Hashimotos entirely in myself. We do the same with our autoimmune thyroid patients. Added BONUS? It also prevents other autoimmune diseases which tend to co-express. Who doesn’t want that?!